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Zhou H, Xuanyuan X, Lv X, Wang J, Feng K, Chen C, Ma J, Xing D. Mechanisms of magnetic sensing and regulating extracellular electron transfer of electroactive bacteria under magnetic fields. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 895:165104. [PMID: 37356761 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Electroactive bacteria can display notable plasticity in their response to magnetic field (MF), which prompted bioelectrochemical system as promising candidates for magnetic sensor applications. In this study, we explored the sensing and stimulatory effect of MF on current generation by Geobacter sulfurreducens, and elucidated the related molecular mechanism at the transcriptomic level. MF treatment significantly enhanced electricity generation and overall energy efficiency of G. sulfurreducens by 50 % and 22 %, respectively. The response of current to MFs was instantaneous and reversible. Cyclic voltammetry analysis of the anode biofilm revealed that the redox couples changed from -0.31 to -0.39 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), suggesting that MFs could alter electron transfer related components. Differential gene expression analysis further verified this hypothesis, genes associated with electron transfer were upregulated in G. sulfurreducens under MF treatment relative to the control group, specifically, genes encoding periplasmic c-type cytochromes (ppcA and ppcD), outer membrane cytochrome (omcF, omcZ, omcB), pili (pilA-C, pilM, and pilV2), and ribosome. The enhanced bacterial extracellular electron transfer process was also linked to the overexpression of the NADH dehydrogenase I subunit, the ABC transporter, transcriptional regulation, and ATP synthase. Overall, our findings shed light on the molecular mechanism underlying the effects of magnetic field stimuli on EAB and provide a theoretical basis for its further application in magnetic sensors and other biological system.
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- Huihui Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China.
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Wang R, Wang X, Zhou X, Yao J. Effect of anolytic nitrite concentration on electricity generation and electron transfer in a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:9910-9918. [PMID: 31927728 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study reports the effect of anolytic nitrite concentration on electricity generation and electron transfer in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Anolytic nitrite enhanced the electricity generation capability of the MFCs at relatively low concentrations (< 60 mg·L-1) but inhibited the activity of anodic electrogenic bacteria at high concentrations. In the anode chamber of the MFC, nitrite was converted to nitrate-releasing electrons before being quickly removed through denitrification. Nitrite alone (in the absence of organic matters) could not perform as an electricity production matrix but promoted electricity production as a co-matrix in the MFC. At an influent nitrite concentration of 60 mg·L-1, the coulombic efficiency of the MFC was minimized at approximately 5.4%, and the charge transfer resistance was also lowest, while the concentrations of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and cytochrome c were both maximized. Higher anolytic nitrite concentrations (> 60 mg·L-1) inhibited the production of cytochrome c and EPS and increased the charge transfer resistance, thereby reducing the efficiency of electron transfer in the anodic biofilm. The results provide valuable guidelines for MFC applications in wastewater treatment processes with nitrite-containing influents.
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- Rongchang Wang
- Institute of Biofilm Technology, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Institute of Biofilm Technology, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Institute of Biofilm Technology, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Institute of Biofilm Technology, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Aquatic Environment (MOE), State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Kim H, Kim B, Yu J. Effect of HRT and external resistances on power generation of sidestream microbial fuel cell with CNT-coated SSM anode treating actual fermentation filtrate of municipal sludge. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 675:390-396. [PMID: 31030145 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A microbial fuel cell (MFC) with multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT) coated stainless steel mesh (SSM) coated anode (S-MFC) was operated with a filtrate generated by the fermentation of municipal primary sludge. The S-MFC's maximum power density (MPD: 69.8-164.9 W/m3) and energy recovery (ER: 0.15-0.60 kWh/kgCOD) were 7-21 times higher than those (3.8-27.3 W/m3 and 0.01-0.11 kWh/kgCOD) of MFC with a graphite felt as an anode (G-MFC). The microbial communities of S- and G-MFCs varied slightly depending on the electrode material. Chloroflexi (23.5%) was dominant in S-MFC, and Proteobacteria (25.3%) in G-MFC. Fermenting bacteria such as Rhodanobacter lindaniclasticus and Anaerolineaceae bacterium were dominated by continuous non-electrochemically active bacteria invasion because the actual fermentation filtrate was directly utilized as the substrate. Nevertheless, the CNT-coated SSM anode and the fermentation filtrate of primary sludge improved the power generation in MFC, which demonstrates the significant potential of this sidestream process for sludge treatment.
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- Hongsuck Kim
- Water Works Research Center, K-water Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Water Works Research Center, K-water Research Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
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Sasaki D, Sasaki K, Tsuge Y, Kondo A. Less biomass and intracellular glutamate in anodic biofilms lead to efficient electricity generation by microbial fuel cells. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:72. [PMID: 30976322 PMCID: PMC6442422 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1414-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Using a microbial fuel cell (MFC), we observed that a complex microbial community decomposed starch and transferred electrons to a graphite felt anode to generate current. In spite of the same reactor configuration, inoculum, substrate, temperature, and pH, MFCs produced different current and power density. To understand which factor(s) affected electricity generation, here, we analyzed a complex microbial community in an anodic biofilm and fermentation broth using Illumina MiSeq sequencing and metabolomics. RESULTS Microbial biomass on the anode was lower in MFCs generating more electricity (0.09-0.16 mg cm-2-anode) than in those generating less electricity (0.60-2.80 mg cm-2-anode), while being equal (3890-4196 mg L-1-broth) in the fermentation broth over the same operational period. Chemical oxygen demand removal and acetate concentration were also similar in fermentation broths. MFCs generating more electricity had relatively more exoelectrogenic bacteria, such as Geobacter sp., but fewer acetate-utilizing Methanosarcina sp. and/or Lactococcus sp. in anodic biofilms. Accordingly, anodic biofilms generating more electricity presented higher levels of most intracellular metabolites related to the tricarboxylic acid cycle and a higher intracellular ATP/ADP ratio, but a lower intracellular NADH/NAD+ ratio. Moreover, the level of intracellular glutamate, an essential metabolite for microbial anabolic reactions, correlated negatively with current density. CONCLUSION Microbial growth on the anode and intracellular glutamate levels negatively affect electricity generation by MFCs. Reduced formation of anodic biofilm, in which intracellular glutamate concentration is 33.9 μmol g-cell-1 or less, favors the growth of acetate-utilizing Geobacter sp. on the anode and improves current generation.
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- Daisuke Sasaki
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045 Japan
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Utesch T, Zeng AP. A novel All-in-One electrolysis electrode and bioreactor enable better study of electrochemical effects and electricity-aided bioprocesses. Eng Life Sci 2018; 18:600-610. [PMID: 32624940 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201700198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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An autoclavable All-in-One electrolysis electrode in a rod shape assembly is developed as a new tool for bioelectrochemical systems and electricity-aided bioprocesses. It can replace the classic two-chamber bioelectrochemical system for electrolysis reactions, be inserted into conventional bioreactors and is easily adaptable as electrocatalytic surface or generator of super-fine bubbles (H2 and O2) for bioconversion processes. Whereas the bioreactor itself functions as the working electrode chamber, a well-integrated inner counter electrode chamber enables water electrolysis without the normally encountered undesired ion-transfer effect. The efficiencies of the electrode are characterized and its advantages and usefulness compared to the classic H-Cell bioelectrochemical system (BES) are demonstrated with glycerol fermentations by Clostridium pasteurianum DSM 525.
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- Tyll Utesch
- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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Khilyas IV, Sorokin AA, Kiseleva L, Simpson DJW, Fedorovich V, Sharipova MR, Kainuma M, Cohen MF, Goryanin I. Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of Electrogenic Microbial Communities in Differentially Inoculated Swine Wastewater-Fed Microbial Fuel Cells. SCIENTIFICA 2017; 2017:7616359. [PMID: 29158944 PMCID: PMC5660801 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7616359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bioelectrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising new technologies for efficient removal of organic compounds from industrial wastewaters, including that generated from swine farming. We inoculated two pairs of laboratory-scale MFCs with sludge granules from a beer wastewater-treating anaerobic digester (IGBS) or from sludge taken from the bottom of a tank receiving swine wastewater (SS). The SS-inoculated MFC outperformed the IGBS-inoculated MFC with regard to COD and VFA removal and electricity production. Using a metagenomic approach, we describe the microbial diversity of the MFC planktonic and anodic communities derived from the different inocula. Proteobacteria (mostly Deltaproteobacteria) became the predominant phylum in both MFC anodic communities with amplification of the electrogenic genus Geobacter being the most pronounced. Eight dominant and three minor species of Geobacter were found in both MFC anodic communities. The anodic communities of the SS-inoculated MFCs had a higher proportion of Clostridium and Bacteroides relative to those of the IGBS-inoculated MFCs, which were enriched with Pelobacter. The archaeal populations of the SS- and IGBS-inoculated MFCs were dominated by Methanosarcina barkeri and Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus, respectively. Our results show a long-term influence of inoculum type on the performance and microbial community composition of swine wastewater-treating MFCs.
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- Irina V. Khilyas
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
- Department of Biology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, USA
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- Biological Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan
- School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Tianjin, China
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Zhao YG, Zhang Y, She Z, Shi Y, Wang M, Gao M, Guo L. Effect of Substrate Conversion on Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells and Anodic Microbial Communities. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 2017; 34:666-674. [PMID: 28947873 PMCID: PMC5610400 DOI: 10.1089/ees.2016.0604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was monitored during the influent nutrient change from lactate to glucose/acetate/propionate and then to lactate. Meanwhile, anodic microbial communities were characterized by culture-independent molecular biotechnologies. Results showed MFC performance recovered rapidly when the lactate was replaced by one of its metabolic intermediates acetate, while it needed a longer time to recover if lactate substrate was converted to glucose/propionate or acetate to lactate. Secondary lactate feed enhanced the enrichment of bacterial populations dominating in first lactate feed. Electricity-producing bacteria, Geobacter spp., and beneficial helpers, Anaeromusa spp. and Pseudomonas spp., revived from a low abundance as lactate secondary supply, but microbial communities were hard to achieve former profiles in structure and composition. Hence, microbial community profiles tended to recover when outside environmental condition were restored. Different substrates selected unique functional microbial populations.
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- Yang-Guo Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Power and Energy Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Cathode Assessment for Maximizing Current Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Utilizing Bioethanol Effluent as Substrate. ENERGIES 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/en9050388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sun G, Rodrigues DDS, Thygesen A, Daniel G, Fernando D, Meyer AS. Inocula selection in microbial fuel cells based on anodic biofilm abundance of Geobacter sulfurreducens. Chin J Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A Viable Electrode Material for Use in Microbial Fuel Cells for Tropical Regions. ENERGIES 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/en9010035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Khemiri A, Jouenne T, Cosette P. Proteomics dedicated to biofilmology: What have we learned from a decade of research? Med Microbiol Immunol 2015; 205:1-19. [PMID: 26068406 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-015-0423-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Advances in proteomics techniques over the past decade, closely integrated with genomic and physicochemical approach, have played a great role in developing knowledge of the biofilm lifestyle of bacteria. Despite bacterial proteome versatility, many studies have demonstrated the ability of proteomics approaches to elucidating the biofilm phenotype. Though these investigations have been largely used for biofilm studies in the last decades, they represent, however, a very low percentage of proteomics works performed up to now. Such approaches have offered new targets for combating microbial biofilms by providing a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative overview of their protein cell content. Herein, we summarized the state of the art in knowledge about biofilm physiology after one decade of proteomic analysis. In a second part, we highlighted missing research tracks for the next decade, emphasizing the emergence of posttranslational modifications in proteomic studies stemming from recent advances in mass spectrometry-based proteomics.
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- Arbia Khemiri
- CNRS, UMR 6270, Laboratory "Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces", 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
- University of Normandy, UR, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
- PISSARO Proteomic Facility, IRIB, 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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- CNRS, UMR 6270, Laboratory "Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces", 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- University of Normandy, UR, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- PISSARO Proteomic Facility, IRIB, 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- CNRS, UMR 6270, Laboratory "Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces", 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- University of Normandy, UR, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- PISSARO Proteomic Facility, IRIB, 76820, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Acetate is a superior substrate for microbial fuel cell initiation preceding bioethanol effluent utilization. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4905-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6513-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Krieg T, Sydow A, Schröder U, Schrader J, Holtmann D. Reactor concepts for bioelectrochemical syntheses and energy conversion. Trends Biotechnol 2014; 32:645-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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